Djokovic has ended his co-operation with the coach he has worked with for the past 6 years

The world number one, Novak Djokovic, has made the decision to change coaches. The legendary Serb has ended his collaboration with Goran Ivanisevic, with whom he worked for the past six years.

Together with Ivanisevic, Djokovic won 12 Grand Slam tournaments. This accounts for half of all the Grand Slam tournaments that Novak has won.

"I remember clearly the moment I invited Goran to be part of my team. It was back in 2018, and Marian and I were looking to innovate and bring some serve magic to our duo. In fact, not only we brought serve, but also lots of laughter, fun, year end no1 rankings, record breaking achievements and 12 more Grand Slams (and a few finals) to the count since then. Did I mention a bit of drama too?

Goran and I decided to stop working together a few days ago. Our on court chemistry had its ups and downs, but our friendship was always rock solid. In fact, I am proud to say (not sure he is) that apart from winning tournaments together, we also had a side battle in Parchisi going on… for many years. And - that tournament never stops for us.

Šefinjo, thanks for everything my friend. Love you.", – Djokovic wrote on his Instagram page.

Djokovic had a rough start to the current season. He lost in the semifinals of the Australian Open to Jannik Sinner and subsequently exited the Indian Wells Masters tournament after a loss to the lucky loser Luca Nardi.